Je Me Souviens MTO (id:#58856)

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Abruzzi, Italy 1943-12-14 (3 others)

Overview:

"I Remember" -- After the crossing of the Sangro and the Moro, the Eighth Army was stopped by a last obstacle on the road towards the port of Ortona. A ravine blocked the way and from the heights the German artillery and armoured tanks broke all the attacks. From the 8th to the 13th, the three brigades of the 1st Canadian Division did not manage to advance. The keystone of the defense was a large masonry building, Casa Berardi, which overlooked the ravine and prohibited access to a significant crossroads to the north. The Royal 2nd Regiment, the last regiment not yet engaged, received the command to attack on the 14th at dawn. Already weakened by the ceaseless artillery battles of the previous days, the “Van Doos” gathered at their starting lines. Beyond, in the mud and under an iron flood, was the ravine from where the artillery was thundering.

Defender: German (Panzergrenadier Regiment 200, Armored PanzerAbteilung 100, Panzergrenadier Division 90 'Sardinien'/Sturmschütz-Abteilung 242)  

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